First movement in order to establish the Ege University Observatory was initiated by Prof. Dr. Abdullah Kızılırmak in 1963.

The observatory building was established in 1965. On 30 - 31 May 1965 the first telescope was constructed and the first observation was made on June 22, 1965. 

Directors of Observatory

Prof. Dr. Abdullah Kızılırmak (1968-1977)

Prof. Dr. Raymond H. Wilson (1977-1980)

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ömür Gülmen (1980-1981)

Prof. Dr. Sezai Hazer (1981-1984)

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ömür Gülmen (1984-1985)

Prof. Dr. İlhami Yavuz (1985-1994)

Prof. Dr. Şükrü Bozkurt (1994-1996)

Prof. Dr. Serdar Evren (1996-2009)

Prof. Dr. Zeynel Tunca (2009-2012)

Prof. Dr. Kadri Yakut (2013 - 2016)

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Hasan Ali DAL (2016 - Continues)